# CVE-2022-24073: Open redirect in NAVER Whale browser

> Attackers can redirect users to arbitrary URLs or deny access to the extension store in NAVER Whale browser.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Mar 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-763r-rr26-5895

## What is CVE-2022-24073?

CVE-2022-24073 is a high-severity vulnerability in NAVER Whale browser, published on 17 Mar 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The Web Request API in Whale browser before 3.12.129.18 allowed to deny access to the extension store or redirect to any URL when users access the store.

Weakness: CWE-648 (Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-24073?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Navercorp Whale.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-24073?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-24073 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-24073 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-24073 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in NAVER Whale browser

- [CVE-2025-62583](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-62583/): Security feature bypass in NAVER Whale browser (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-53599](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-53599/): Cross-site scripting in NAVER Whale browser (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-24074](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24074/): Missing authorization in NAVER Whale browser (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-69234](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-69234/): Security feature bypass in NAVER Whale browser (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2018-9859](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-9859/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-24073 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-24073 is a high-severity vulnerability in NAVER Whale browser, published on 17 Mar 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-24073 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: NAVER Whale browser. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24073/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24073/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-24073
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24073
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-24073

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24073/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.